A/N: Here is the latest installment of my little story; I have added a well known landmark of London to this little tale of Lily and Scorpius, my favorite coupling ever. Check my profile for some links to the pictures of where Lily and Scorpius find their own perfect corner of the world. I hope they work; if they don't please let me know and I will either try again or send you the links. Or just Google them up on Google images. That's where I did my research of this beautiful place, Google and Wikipedia. I hope I did it justice. I dedicate this story to my wonderful person, Katie, who isn't on but is an avid reader of this story. If it weren't for her insistence I probably would have given up like the other stories I began. Remember I love reviews! I hope you enjoy. And don't worry; the story that Harry Potter shared with Lily will be revealed in the next chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or anything of the Potterverse. If I did, I wouldn't be on fanfiction, or would I? Hmm, either way just a simple Muggle who loves this universe!

Say Hello to the Angels of Highgate

After their visit to the Tower of London, Lily and Scorpius waited for his mother and grandmother at their meeting spot. Lily was left in awe of her day so far; she found herself more intrigued in the Muggle culture and was proud on being a Halfblood. Their history may not be as magical as the wizarding world, but it was just as rich and exciting. She found herself eager to learn more; she definitely couldn't wait to take Muggle Studies in her 3rd year. Scorpius was intent on coming back with Albus and Lily, especially since Lee Jr. promised them to take a visit to Notting Hill where there were more shops to find treasures of more varieties.

Remembering the music store where she met the American born wizard Carlos D., Lily suddenly recalled of Scorpius talking with Nigel Creevey, who had seemed to look at her in fear. She also remembered that Scorpius was rather smug after their discussion and looked amused that Nigel was nervous around her. She glanced at him sitting next to her, reading the flap that came inside the c.d. she had bought at Lee Jordan's store. She was anxious to use her grandfather's charmed c.d. player he had in his garage at the Burrow, but now she was determined to find out what happened between Nigel and Scorpius.

"Why were you annoyed with Nigel earlier? I thought you two were friends, despite him being a bit boring." Lily drawled while Scorpius sniggered at her jab. She raised an eyebrow and he groaned slightly as he fully registered her question: she had noticed them talking therefore he wasn't as tactful as he had thought.

"Honestly, Lily, I don't know whether or not to tell you. I wasn't planning on telling anyone, not even Al." Lily looked at him in slight surprise, which immediately was replaced with a smirk.

"Well, if you don't tell me, I am going to tell Al what I saw at the store. Then he'll make you talk." Scorpius scowled as he retorted,

"Can't you ever be nice? Haven't you ever thought that maybe some things are best left unsaid?" Lily was taken aback at his tone. He had never talked to her like that, since she knew that his patience was infinite.

"I can be nice, Scor. But I am also curious and it seems that it might be relevant to me and possibly Al. Don't you think either of us have the right to know? Don't make me resort to trickery. You know me." Scorpius sighed and looked at Lily in the eye.

She was suddenly aware that he was indeed serious and was unsure of what he knew would indeed hurt her feelings. This wasn't a joke. She locked her brown eyes with his greys. He was intimidating, that was a fact. But she was Ginny Potter's daughter and a Slytherin after all; after a brief battle of stares, Scorpius let out a long breath of defeat. Lily silently cheered while maintaining a straight face, which didn't work. He knew her too well; something gave her away and he had snorted at her attempt on being subtle. She smiled genuinely at him and he relaxed a bit. She nudged him softly with her shoulder,

"I promise this stays between you and me." Scorpius looked at her gratefully and she nodded encouragingly to him to proceed. He looked at her again; he decided to come to a compromise.

"Now, Scarlet Lily-flower, promise me in return that once I tell you, just let it go. I dealt with it already and Nigel is in agreement that its best forgot. Don't punish him for anything; he is a proud Gryffindor but easily swayed. Trust me, Lily, when I say its for the best." Lily nodded; whatever it was she wouldn't break her word. She knew that Scorpius looked out for her as the best friend he was, and he undoubtedly did the same for Al.

"Nigel had a crush on you for awhile…" he began but Lily began to laugh. He looked at her warily, not appreciating her interruption, although it secretly pleased him that she didn't care for Nigel in any way.

"Are you looking out for me like Teddy, James, and Al? Please, Scorp, I beg you not to be like them or anyone else in my family. I have enough of overprotective men in my orbit, thank you." He smirked at her and again it left her speechless. She kept her focus on the topic at hand, which was harder now with Scorpius hugging her from the shoulders.

"May I continue my story? Or would you rather we talk about something else?" Lily glared at him and he smirked again. "Good. Now as I was saying, Nigel had a crush on you; apparently he thinks you will be a striking woman despite the fact you've only turned twelve." Scorpius grimaced while Lily chuckled at his obvious discomfort. "Not to go off topic completely, Lilykins, but the thought of you being a woman will be a sight to behold. No boy or man will be safe from your charms." Lily blushed slightly at his compliment, and in a joking tone she asked,

"You mean with my Slytherin charms? Will it stir even the most bravest of Gryffindors?" Scorpius looked at her oddly and he smiled shyly at her. Her blush slightly deepened and he held on to her tighter.

"Well, certainly not Nigel, that is for sure. You see, he is pretty good friends with Alastair Smith, a Hufflepuff in our year. He is one of those very narrow minded gits that tend to loathe Slytherins on principle, with no justified means whatsoever. He was very rude to me for a long time until he realized that Al and I were the best of friends; he sees James as a hero at Hogwarts and likes to flourish Al with the same attention." Lily rolled her eyes and snorted at the thought of such a distasteful display.

She loved her brothers immensely, since the both of them were so different. Of course, the stupid public perception was that both boys were the same thus treated them as such. While James loved the attention, Al was a bit on the more reserved side because he always second guessed people's intentions, with just cause. It was comedic to Lily that they treated her with kid gloves(no one yet realized she indeed was her mother's daughter and Lily Evans Potter's granddaughter) and treated her older brothers and father as royalty. Her father and Al were a lot alike, not only in looks but in personality. As much as she adored her older brother, she couldn't stand his boorish behaviour, which was tedious at the best of times. She couldn't believe how idiotic Alastair Smith was…

Then it hit Lily; why Nigel acted the way he did and why Scorpius was indifferent to him now. And she then remembered how James had treated Scorpius until she kicked him in the knees several years ago and why at first her father was reluctant on the friendship between Albus and Scorpius. It was because of his father, who was a former Slytherin Death Eater.

"So Alastair doesn't like me because I am a Slytherin who may be a future Death Eater, despite the fact they are all but dead. Really?" Lily was amused but slightly hurt. She tried to cover it with her amusement. Scorpius was looking at her intently when he replied,

"Yes except for the Death Eater part. He told Nigel that you were obviously of dark intentions if you were in Slytherin and it was best to disassociate himself from you. The fool of that Smith even told Al the same thing; Al had just made Beater for Gryffindor and got detention for starting a fight with Smith, whom by the way lost the fight." Scorpius grinned in pride and Lily let out a chuckle, trying to hide her being uncomfortable with this sudden perception of her. It was this similar thinking that caused the rift between Lucy and Molly, which had Lily more sympathetic to Lucy than ever.

Scorpius leant her head onto his shoulder, which she gladly obliged. She liked the comfort Scorpius was providing her at the current moment. He put his head on top of hers, white and scarlet angelic lights beaming off from the sunlight of their hair combined as one, completing their wonderful day in London. They sat in silence amongst the Muggles, while Lily thought over what she just heard.

Despite being slightly hurt, she did find the whole thing amusing; she now had proof that Nigel Creevey was a dolt, something she had long suspected. She never knew of this Smith person so it was obvious he wasn't important to the circle of friends that Albus kept at school. It still stung a little to be judged as something as what House she pertained to. Now she understood what her father meant on bridging the gaps between the houses; he was proud of her of who she was, despite the criticisms.

She also knew that despite public perception of the Malfoys, they were indeed wonderful people, even Draco. He managed to get along with the Weasley/Potter family, despite some wariness from the elder Weasley men, particularly her Uncle Ron and Grandfather. She knew from stories told behind closed doors that the deceased Lucius Malfoy was evil to her grandfather and unwittingly caused her mother harm in her first year through an object that was an item charmed by Voldemort himself. She also recalled hearing that her Aunt Hermione was tortured at Malfoy Manor by the infamous Bellatrix Lestrange, a Death Eater high in the ranks of Voldemort's minions. She remembered that her grandmother had duelled her and managed to kill off Lestrange.

She knew Scorpius was lost in thoughts as she was; she was wondering what he was thinking. Her thoughts were still dwelling on Scorpius' family and of a story her father once told her long ago while he was home from a day at the Ministry. She was 9 years old, a few weeks after Albus and James had left for Hogwarts. Her mother left with Aunt Hermione on a quick trip to Diagon Alley; Lily had been in a huff that she hadn't gone with her mother and aunt.

Her father saw how annoyed and hurt Lily was so he had offered for them to go on a quick ride on their brooms in the orchard. Lily, usually wanting to ride brooms with her father, was too busy sulking on the window sill. Knowing his daughter well enough, he decided to share something with her that he hadn't shared with his sons. It had worked with Albus concerning his fears of Hogwarts and the sorting, so her father had reasoned that a story between them will help his little girl. Her reverie was interrupted by Scorpius,

"Oh look, they're here!" Lily looked up and saw the Malfoy women approaching them with smiles.

While Lily and Scorpius gathered their items, Astoria looked at her mother in law sideways. She knew that she had been watching her son and Lily along with her. Narcissa had a far away look in her eyes as she gazed at the youngsters. She looked between them and Narcissa and asked softly,

"Does it bother you that a possibility of..." She didn't even finish the sentence when Narcissa looked at her with a small smile.

"I owe Harry Potter so much. His love for others is what ended the reign of the Dark Lord. He spared my son while Voldemort and my own sister had used as a mean to an end; he saved Draco and I from so many things. The name Malfoy may have lost its prestige but it was a small price to pay. In return, I reunited with Andromeda and gained more than what I thought I had lost. Lucius never understood but it was worth everything. I would never begrudge my grandson any happiness from whomever his heart chooses."

Astoria nodded and hugged her son as he approached them, while Lily was shyly standing behind. Narcissa reached out to the redhead and embraced her; Lily blushed furiously and returned the embrace with enthusiasm. Narcissa chuckled softly as she looked at the two of them.

"Did you both have a pleasant adventure in Muggle London?" Both of them started gushing and rambling of several things at once. Astoria laughed while trying to keep up with them.

"We ourselves found some marvelous items in this small shop by the Thames. We made sure to discreetly send them through Tibby back to the Manor, which we will do the same with your belongings as well. I believe there is an area by the Tower that is quite remote and will allow me to send for Tibby as well as Apparate. We can't have several items with us on our next adventure," Astoria explained to the teenagers. She motioned for them to follow her, which they did.

Indeed the area Astoria had mentioned was secluded; some shrubbery that appeared rather suddenly caused Lily to suspect that it was planted by someone from the wizarding community. Scorpius also noticed this and looked toward his mother, who smiled and stated,

"Your father had asked Justin Finch-Fletchley to mark this spot Unplottable for Apparition shortly after he discovered the magical ties between here and our surprise location." Astoria softly called for Tibby, who with a small pop came upon the scene, already knowing what she was to do. With a bow to the youngsters and the Malfoy women, she took Lily's packages and with another pop was gone.

Astoria motioned for Lily to come to her side, but Narcissa was insistent on taking Lily with her during the side-along Apparition. Astoria proceeded to grab Scorpius in a playful manner and gave him a swift kiss on his cheek, which caused him to blush profusely while Lily giggled softly. Astoria's mood was giddy and slowly becoming infectious. Lily was grinning in anticipation while Narcissa was calm but happy.

Scorpius raised an eyebrow at his mother while preparing for the Apparation, his curiosity peaked,

"Where are we going, Mother?" Astoria smiled enigmatically and replied,

"A secret garden."

Lily and Scorpius felt dizzy from the Apparition; Lily was slightly disoriented. She laid her head on Scorpius' shoulder who had come to her side, seeing her slightly pale. Lily held onto him while her dizzy spell passed. He made sure to hold on to her close to him, finding himself relishing in her flowery scent mixed with vanilla. He breathed in softly and gently caressed her cheek while she composed herself. She didn't like looking or feeling weak around any of her brothers or their friends, especially Scorpius. Yet she couldn't help but relish the feeling of his arms and she didn't want to let go of him. She found herself confused with these sudden feelings but she liked them regardless. She also realized his mother and grandmother were already a few feet away from them, entering a garden.

Lily stepped away from Scorpius, blushing furiously from their closeness and a shy smile was gracing her features. He also looked slightly pink and was grinning sheepishly. He coughed nervously and she giggled. She then looked at where Astoria had brought them all and she gasped.

The garden she had thought they were at was in fact a cemetery, and nothing like the ones she had seen in Muggle pictures or even in the wizarding world. It was, in Lily's opinion, otherworldly. The landscape was captivating, luscious trees and gardens enveloping the mausoleums and graves, giving it a pleasant and inviting place despite it being a cemetery. Astoria was waiting for the teenagers with a smile on her face, while Narcissa was looking at a group of Muggles who appeared to be on a tour of the cemetery.

"Oh look, Astoria. There is a tour of this beautiful place. Should we partake in it? How did you ever find this lovely park...or rather cemetery?" Astoria smiled and looked pointedly at Scorpius.

"Your father brought me here. He found it while touring Muggle London on his own after a fight with Lucius. He began to question how wizards viewed Muggles after the war which Lucius wasn't understanding of. He found Highgate by accident and always came here to unwind whenever he had a fight with his father, or faced some of the other wizards and witches that were discriminating against him. It was a tough time for him and your grandparents after the war." Narcissa grimaced slightly and looked at Lily who was engrossed upon hearing the Malfoy background. Narcissa looked at Lily and quietly said,

"Your father, Lily, always stood by our side despite facing opposition from the other wizards and witches, even members of your own family. Lucius was always bitter about the fact I had saved your father's life, no matter if it saved his only son's. He hated that he, or to be specific I, owed a debt to Harry Potter but I never regretted my decision, despite being ostracized by our former friends and society." Lily looked at Narcissa with a soft smile. Astoria coughed lightly.

"I think we should tour Highgate before we have to Apparate back to the Manor. What do you say, Mother?" Narcissa nodded, shaking away the grievous memories of those years after the war. Astoria looked at Lily, who looked as if she were in a deep trance while surveying the gardens of the cemetery. She cast a glance at her son, who seemed a bit uncomfortable on how his father found this place. It brought back the taunts from his schoolmates and the Slytherins he had to endure because of his name. He looked at his mother, who had placed her hand on his shoulder, sensing his discomfort.

"Your father proposed to me here. To some, especially your grandparents, thought it rather macabre. But as you can see, it is very much like a secret garden amongst our kind. If you and Lily want to go on your own again, that is fine with me." Scorpius looked at his friend and his grandmother, who were both now talking in excited tones of the cemetery they were in. He looked amused on how well they got along; he turned to his mother and replied,

"I think for now we'll tag along. I don't have the heart to separate the two of them." Astoria and Scorpius laughed softly, and joined Lily and Narcissa who decided for the group on joining the tour with the other Muggles of the breathtaking masterpiece of Highgate Cemetery.

An hour later, while Astoria and Narcissa were inquiring on helping The Friends of Highgate Cemetery and their patronage, Scorpius and Lily were walking along one of the Highgate paths. Each were lost in their own thoughts, occasionally talking in low tones of the awe-inspiring beauty of Highgate that had left Lily enamored. She was anxious on coming back, especially since Astoria was fond of it and it was a romantic area, despite it being a cemetery. In fact, it did harbor some wizarding families among the mausoleums and the grander of the tombs. Draco had found out by on his research of Highgate that indeed some of the oldest families of the wizarding world had ties to Highgate. One area was dedicated to the noblest of the Pureblood families, thus Draco had convinced someone at the Ministry to have a designated Apparition sight for any wizard to Apparate to Highgate.

Lily had almost laughed when Astoria pointed out the irony. She knew that no one, Muggle or wizard, can deny the beauty of Highgate, so it was funny that Pureblood families managed a way to have their family plots in a Muggle cemetery. No doubt that the families found loopholes or some sort of justification to accommodate their blood purity beliefs.

Remembering that the Malfoy men of Scorpius' family had been strict Purists, at least in Draco's case, Lily began to sympathize with Scorpius and a legacy of Pureblood snobbery that constantly haunted him. She understood his predicament since her and Albus were more or less in the shadows of legendary parents. Her father was famous while his was infamous. She found herself forming a bond of sorts with the Gryffindor boy, a Malfoy. She began to understand that day when her father received Albus' letter on his being friends with a "Malfoy". Many people who never knew him as well as she did or Albus always saw him as his father or grandfather, not as Scorpius.

She was lost in her thoughts again while Scorpius asked the question he had been meaning to ask that couldn't be held back any longer. He blurted out to Lily,

"Lily Scarlet, why didn't you go with Al and James to visit your Muggle relatives? He mentioned you three always go..." He stopped midway when he saw Lily's face had gone completely pale. She kept walking but was silent, which in Scorpius' mind knew was never a good thing. As he looked at her worriedly, Lily began to walk in a hurry, feeling a shame she couldn't understand, desperate to escape it and the boy by her side.

Her eyes began to burn with tears, which she was trying to hold back with such ferocity but to no avail. There they were, tears of shame and humiliation; she hated feeling or showing any vulnerable side of her personality. Lily was devious, precocious, and ambitious with intense loyalty to those she loves. But she wasn't brave like her brothers or her parents, she thought. Otherwise she would have swallowed her fear and gone to her Aunt Petunia's. The thought of her aunt staring at her like some freak of nature made her hiccup the sob that she was desperately trying to suppress.

Scorpius, seeing his friend's distress, felt his heart break a little. Here was his strong Lily-flower, his little Slytherin lioness, the girl who defied tradition and was becoming her own person on her terms, shedding tears. He remembered Albus telling him that they all disliked their father's aunt, but he had no idea that Lily seemed almost afraid of the mention of the name, let alone the actual woman herself.

He grabbed her suddenly before she could out walk him without being too rough, not wanting to scare her since she seemed so unaware of anything at the present moment. He looked into her brown eyes, which the sunlight had turned into a warm hazel color, and saw the tears that were now streaming her pale face. She looked as if it was taking her whole willpower to not cry, and the action made it more unbearable to Scorpius. He hugged her tightly to him, his hands caressing her scarlet locks from her scalp to the end of her long, silky hair.

This action sent Lily over the edge; she couldn't hold it anymore. Scorpius' arms were around her protectively, similar to the way her father would hold her when she was younger after a nightmare or after hurting herself from flying with the brooms at home. But for some reason, in Lily's mind, Scorpius' arms were way better than her father's or even her beloved Uncle George. She began to sob, finally letting out her frustrations, her shame, and her intense dislike of her Aunt Petunia.

She began slowly at first, still crying, to explain her dilemma to Scorpius. She explained why she couldn't stand the hideous woman, her mannerisms towards the Potter family despite the friendliness her son and his family gave Lily and the others. She also, in a calm voice but still paled face, told him of how she would stare at Lily oddly, making her feel uncomfortable to the point of fear. She had endured several years of this attitude of her aunt she refused to bear it anymore, now that she was going to Hogwarts and was learning how to reign in her magic.

Scorpius laughed when Lily told him of the times she had caused it to snow in the living room of the Dursley home one winter evening years ago, before James went to Hogwarts, or of the time she was in the swings alone while her brothers were playing with the Dursley boys and leaped from the swing set and flew for a few seconds in the sky and landing on her aunt's feet by mistake, who had been frozen in shock watching Lily, remembering vividly of the jealousy and amazement she had felt decades ago. Lily began to feel better as she vented to Scorpius and confessed in a soft voice,

"I feel so weak and scared. I feel like I should be braver. Are you ashamed of me?" Scorpius looked at her in shock and hugged her tightly, impulsively kissing the top of her hair in a way to comfort her, which it did. While Lily breathed a sigh of relief, Scorpius whispered to her,

"No. It is okay to be scared and weak, Lily-flower. It is a way to be stronger. And you are brave already, so don't fret about it. You are your own person and mature at such a young age; you are brilliant at Hogwarts, a skilled flier, and a talented witch in training. Trust me when I tell you, Lily Luna, you already are an amazing girl. I can't wait to see the wonders you will bring to everyone as you keep on growing."

Lily smiled through her tears, the shame and embarrassment she had felt was slowly fading as she basked not only in the sunlight through Highgate's trees, but in Scorpius himself. She almost laughed on how cliché she sounded in her mind but she liked this clichéd moment of theirs. The sun was hitting his platinum hair to the point that it seemed as if it was a beam of light, almost like Victoire's and Louis' hair. She seriously considered asking Scorpius if his family had any Veela blood, because just like she always thought her Aunt Fleur and Victoire seemed angelic, so did Scorpius.

His words were soothing and she found herself captivated by his arms, his minty scent that she could swear was never there until now, and his grey eyes that just by looking straight into them she felt her own weariness fade. She began to blush, looking away as she smiled shyly to herself; she had just thought of her brother's best friend as her own personal guardian angel. And she liked that a lot, more than she would care to admit fully. She felt Scorpius' head lean on her shoulder, as if to prolong their moment and she instinctively leaned her own head on top of his.

They listened to the quiet hums of the leaves around them, the gentle murmurings of the people that were wandering aimlessly through Highgate, quietly exalting in its beauty. Astoria and Narcissa walked along the lanes, enjoying the late afternoon without worrying about Lily and Scorpius, since they knew they were nearby and safe.

The aforementioned teenagers were sitting on a grassy knoll by some moss-covered headstones, underneath a tree and beside beautiful flowers of different kinds and varieties. Passerby looked at the youngsters with admiring smiles and curious eyes but were left alone in peace. They were in their own little corner of the world, a bond forming between them without knowing it, one that will forever tie one to the other.

A tour guide of a motherly nature happened upon them and gently told them that they were about to close this end of Highgate due to a burial. Lily and Scorpius got up and before leaving they thanked the tour guide. The woman was smiling to herself. Ah, young love. I am such a fool for romance! I can't wait to tell the others; how beautiful they look. Our own personal Highgate Lovers, she thought to herself in glee. Scorpius kept his arm over Lily as they walked up to his mother and grandmother; Astoria's eyes were twinkling with hope, whereas Narcissa smiled lovingly at her grandson, who thought nothing of his arm over Lily. To Scorpius, it was as if it was the most natural thing to be doing and Lily felt the same way. She smiled shyly at the Malfoy women and she joined Narcissa at her side readying herself for Apparating.

The little group of four found their designated Apparition spot and with a small pop they were gone. The London Calling adventure was a success in more ways than was realized. Lily had said hello to an angel; Scorpius had found himself protective and delighted of his best friend, who in his own opinion was indeed a lioness. The day had been perfect in so many ways that it would take awhile for Lily Luna and Scorpius Hyperion to realize this was the day they fell in love.